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| Men injured in house gun attack | Men injured in house gun attack |
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| Five people have been taken to hospital following what police have described as a paramilitary style attack on the outskirts of west Belfast. | Five people have been taken to hospital following what police have described as a paramilitary style attack on the outskirts of west Belfast. |
| Shots were fired at the house in the Lagmore Avenue area of Poleglass at 2230 BST on Tuesday showering the occupants with glass and pellets. | Shots were fired at the house in the Lagmore Avenue area of Poleglass at 2230 BST on Tuesday showering the occupants with glass and pellets. |
| Three men aged 20, 25 and 32 received shotgun pellet injuries and two women, were taken to hospital with shock. | Three men aged 20, 25 and 32 received shotgun pellet injuries and two women, were taken to hospital with shock. |
| A two-year-old girl in the house at the time escaped injury. | A two-year-old girl in the house at the time escaped injury. |
| All the injured were taken to the Lagan Valley Hospital. Police have appealed for anyone with information to contact them. | All the injured were taken to the Lagan Valley Hospital. Police have appealed for anyone with information to contact them. |
| They want to hear from anyone who may have any information about a dark coloured car seen speeding away from the area. | They want to hear from anyone who may have any information about a dark coloured car seen speeding away from the area. |
| West Belfast SDLP assembly member Alex Attwood condemned the attack. | |
| "Whether or not there was an intention to kill, there was very clearly a callous disregard for the people in the house and the outcome could have been fatal," he said. | |
| "Whatever the motivation, this type of incident has to be stopped and strong community support for the police investigation is the only way to stop it." |